Kratos Defense & Security Solutions announced the successful performance of a recent series of flight tests of the United States Marine Corps’ Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie. These flights and exercises were conducted jointly earlier this year by Kratos, Northrop Grumman Corporation,…

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) collaborated with BAE Systems to demonstrate unique electronic warfare (EW) capabilities remotely controlled via a secure, jam-resistant Link 16 network on an MQ-20 Avenger unmanned aircraft system (UAS). The Avenger is a jet-powered platform used…

The Skyborg leadership team conducted a two-hours and ten minute flight test April 29 of the Skyborg ACS - Autonomy Core System aboard a Kratos UTAP-22 tactical unmanned vehicle at Tyndall AFB, Florida. Termed Milestone 1 of the Autonomous Attritable…

Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) Tactical Technology Office (TTO) to develop an advanced technology weapon concept designed to significantly increase engagement range and weapon effectiveness of U.S. Forces…

DARPA's LongShot program, which is developing an air-launched unmanned air vehicle (UAV) with the ability to employ multiple air-to-air weapons, has awarded contracts to General Atomics, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman for preliminary Phase I design work. The objective is…

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has been selected by the US Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) to support the Skyborg Vanguard Program. Skyborg will become the foundation of Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML) autonomous capabilities for a…

The US Air Force Life Cycle Management Center has awarded to three companies to produce missionized prototypes with the ability to fly in experimentation events while teaming with manned aircraft. The contracts were awarded with a 24-month period of performance…